HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array Updating Product Software Guide (XCS 09534000) (5697-0754, October 2010)

Contents
1 Getting started .................................................................................. 9
Upgrade overview ...................................................................................................................... 9
Upgrade paths ........................................................................................................................... 9
Reference documentation ........................................................................................................... 10
Required kits ............................................................................................................................ 11
2 Preparing for the upgrade ................................................................ 13
Checking the controller software version ...................................................................................... 13
Checking management software versions ..................................................................................... 13
Checking the storage system hardware ........................................................................................ 15
Checking and upgrading your SAN infrastructure ......................................................................... 17
Collecting SAN configuration data using SAN Visibility .......................................................... 18
Installing SAN Visibility ................................................................................................ 18
Using SAN Visibility ..................................................................................................... 18
Obtaining a report from HP .......................................................................................... 21
Reading the report ....................................................................................................... 24
Evaluating your configuration ..................................................................................................... 25
XCS 09534000 upgrade considerations ...................................................................................... 25
Selecting an appropriate time to perform an online upgrade .......................................................... 26
Analyzing storage system I/O using HP Command View EVAPerf ............................................. 27
Tips for using HP Command View EVAPerf ...................................................................... 27
HP Command View EVAPerf command options ................................................................ 28
Running HP Command View EVAPerf .............................................................................. 28
Managing host I/O timeouts for an online upgrade ...................................................................... 31
HP-UX ............................................................................................................................... 31
Default timeout values .................................................................................................. 31
IBM AIX ............................................................................................................................ 32
Checking or changing timeouts ..................................................................................... 32
Linux ................................................................................................................................. 32
Mac OS X ......................................................................................................................... 33
Microsoft Windows ............................................................................................................ 33
Checking timeout values ............................................................................................... 34
NetWare .......................................................................................................................... 34
OpenVMS ......................................................................................................................... 34
Solaris .............................................................................................................................. 34
Checking or changing timeouts ..................................................................................... 34
VMware ............................................................................................................................ 35
Xen Citrix .......................................................................................................................... 35
Managing application I/O timeouts for an online upgrade ............................................................ 36
Managing external devices ........................................................................................................ 36
Managing an SVSP configuration for an online upgrade ................................................................ 36
Back up all storage system data .................................................................................................. 36
Upgrading HP Command View EVA ............................................................................................ 37
Upgrading on a management server .................................................................................... 38
Verifying the installation on the management server ................................................................ 39
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